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A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

Materials Related to New York (State)

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[ 69 ]
Maritime Cultural Traditions of Long Island Student Magazine
by Nancy Solomon
$10.00
Subjects: Occupational Culture; Maritime Culture; Fishing;
Locations: New York (State);

http://www.longislandtraditions.org/pages/contact.html

Magazine that includes background information on commercial and recreational fishing, duck hunting and decoy carving, and stories of working on the water by lifeguards, fishermen and baymen. Features word games, word searches, and a glossary of vocabulary terms used by folk artists. In addition there are diagrams of how to make a crab trap, killey ring and fishing line by bayman Cory Weyant.

Published by:
Long Island Traditions
382 Main Street
Port Washington, NY 11050
516/767-8803


[ 72 ]
Masters of Traditional Arts Education Guide
by Paddy Bowman, Betty Carter, Alan Govenar
$49.00
Subjects: Music; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Documentation and Field Research;
Locations: California; China; Denmark; Florida; Georgia; Ghana; Hawaii; Illinois; Iowa; Ireland; Louisiana; Maine; Mexico; New York (State); North Carolina; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Poland; Texas; Virginia; Wisconsin;

http://www.abc-clio.com/products/overview.aspx?productid=109297

Each National Heritage Fellow from 1982 to 2002 is profiled, and numerous suggestions are offered for teaching students in grades 4-12 about traditional arts and artists. The activities featured in the guide allow students to interact and engage in the kinds of information-seeking activities required of them outside the classroom, such as evaluating materials, organizing disparate types of material, and creating meaning for their own lives. The objectives outlined in the guide support the National Education Goals.

Published by:
ABC-CLIO, Inc.
130 Cremona Drive, PO Box 1911
Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911


[ 176 ]
Indivisible
by Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
free
Subjects: Native American Culture; Maritime Culture; Documentation and Field Research; Mexican American Culture; Immigration and Migration;
Locations: Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado; Florida; Haiti; Montana; New Mexico; New York (State); North Carolina; South Carolina; South Carolina; Texas; Utah;

http://www.indivisible.org/resources.htm

This is a companion educator's guide to the Center's documentary project "Indivisible: Stories of American Community." Included is a written foreword by Ray Suarez entitled "Local Heroes Changing America." There are also brief descriptions of some "Indivisible" communities, including Alaskan fishing communities; an alternative federal credit union in Ithaca, New York; Haitian Citizens Police Academy in Delray Beach, Florida; CHALK (communities in Harmony Advocating for Learning and Kids) in San Francisco; Navajo Lifeways in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado; Eau Claire Community of Shalom in North and South Carolina; Handmade in America Revitalization Project in Western North Carolina; Midwifery practice and doula service, Stony Brook, New York; Proyecto Azteca in San Juan, Texas; Southwest Youth Collaborative in Chicago; the Village of Arts and Humanities in Philadelphia; and Yaak Valley Forest Community in Montana. Also included in the kit is Document Vol. 3:1 featuring articles on place and displacement.

Published by:
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
1317 West Pettigrew Street
Durham, NC 27705
919/660-3663


[ 192 ]
Catskills: A Sense of Place
by Nathan Chronister, Aaron Bennett, Tobias Anderson, Marie Ellenbogen
$12.00 each, plus shipping
Subjects: Ecology and Environment; Community Life;
Locations: New York (State); Catskill Region;

http://www.catskillcenter.org/

This is a series of five K-12 curriculum guides, each about two hundred pages long about the natural and cultural features of the Catskill Mountains. Topics covered are water resources, geography and geology, ecosystems, human history, and culture and arts. Each guide contains a bibliography of resource people, publications, Web sites, and lesson plans for about twenty activities.

Published by:
Catskill Center for Conservation and Development
PO Box 504
Arkville, NY 12406
845/586-2611


[ 223 ]
North Country Folklore Online
by Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
free
Subjects: Storytelling; Occupational Culture; Foodways; Vernacular Architecture; Music; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Recreation;
Locations: New York (State);

http://www.northcountryfolklore.org/index.html

Site has educational modules dealing with many aspects of folklife in northern New York state. Designed for use by teachers or by older students. Includes pictures, text, and audio clips.

Published by:
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
2 W Main St/PO Box 665
Canton, NY 13617-0665
315/386-4289


[ 224 ]
Everywhere You Look: Folk Art in New York State Public Places
by Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
$unknown
Subjects: Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: New York (State);

http://www.tauny.org/contact.html

Based on a travelling exhibition, this video examines folk art as displayed in public places. Still images of the art are combined with information on the individual folk artists.

Published by:
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
2 W Main St./PO Box 665
Canton, NY 13617-0665
315/482-4289


 
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